(Pablo Garcia Alvarez School, Tabasco, Mexico)

Abstract: This qualitative study is focused on investigating practices and opinions about Physical Education in distance learning secondary School in the state of Tabasco. The main objective was to understand the challenges and opportunities that both teachers and students face in this educational environment, and propose possible improvements. An exploratory-descriptive research design was used. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with active teachers and focus groups with students of various grades in the selected long distance secondary school. The results revealed that Physical Education classes tend to follow traditional methods, focusing on activities such as throwing the ball without a clear pedagogical plan. Important challenges were also identified, such as the scarcity of resources and the perception that Physical Education is limited to recreation. A significant finding was the positive assessment of the collaboration with the “Pablo García Ávalos” Normal School of Physical Education, where interns are sent to continue their professional training in the long distance secondary schools. The participants considered that this cooperation enriches classes with new educational methodologies and approaches, in addition to providing support to both teachers and students. As a result, this study highlights the need to reevaluate Physical Education in long distance secondary schools, promoting more effective pedagogical methods and recognizing its capacity to contribute to the comprehensive development of students. The collaboration with the Normal School of Physical Education emerges as a promising strategy to raise the quality of this curricular component at the aforementioned educational level.